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Workplace Safety

cleaning chemicals

How to avoid mistakes with cleaning chemicals

With cleaning and hygiene, using products safely and properly is vital, and that means paying special attention to the cleaning chemicals you’re using. It’s a
parking lot

Is your parking lot a priority this spring?

As a maintenance manager, you know how important it is to keep your parking lot in top condition. Not only is it the first stop
flooding

Why flooding season matters for facility maintenance managers

Canada is no stranger to flooding and extreme weather. Even though it’s officially spring, a recent Colorado low system brought a messy week to much
spring cleaning

Cleaning up your warehouse

As the seasons change, spring cleaning your warehouse just makes sense to boost safety and increase efficiency. Just like at home, the process basically involves
ladder

Staying safe on a step ladder

As the weather warms up and you start to conduct your annual spring building maintenance, focusing your attention on ladder safety is important. Reaching high
facility audits

Three types of facility audits

Even with a quality control program in place, facility audits are a smart move to address any ongoing issues and prevent surprise expenses for facility
fire safety plan

Does your building have a fire safety plan?

Facility managers are often tasked with creating, executing, and updating the building’s fire safety plan. This process is crucial because it outlines all aspects of
cleaning labels

Why reading chemical labels has never been more important

The pandemic certainly changed the way many organizations approach cleaning and disinfecting, and reading chemical labels is vital. Facilities of all types are using disinfectants
PPE

Why women need their own PPE

After surveying 3,000 Canadian women who use personal protective equipment (PPE) daily in their jobs, more than 80 per cent expressed that they have experienced
air quality

Improve the air quality in your building with healthier paint

Indoor air quality (IAQ) can have a significant impact on the health and productivity of the occupants of your building. As a facility manager, indoor
outdoor maintenance

Protect outdoor maintenance workers in the winter

As temperatures drop during the winter months, staying safe and protected while you work outside is an important part of outdoor maintenance. Cold temperatures pose
salt use

Maintenance tips for lowering your winter salt use

Does your winter outdoor maintenance program rely on salt use? Outdoor maintenance comes with its challenges all year long, but winter can be particularly unique.
riverfront park

Park maintenance begins with park security

For those who may not know, Victoria Park is a historic, 18-acre park located in downtown London, Ont. It dates to the 1800s when it
building safe

Tips for keeping your building safe

As a maintenance manager, protecting your assets is part of the job and that means keeping your building safe. Making sure your security devices are
healthcare

Evolving technologies for evolving healthcare

There are many influential technologies healthcare facilities can use to reduce the spread of infections.
carbon monoxide poisoning

How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning at your facility

Did you know that carbon monoxide poisoning is responsible for more than 300 deaths and 200 hospitalizations in Canada each year? These numbers rise in
night cleaning

Keeping night cleaning workers safe

Night cleaning and maintenance work can make sense in some situations, but it comes with its own set of challenges and potential hazards.